Asus K501LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAsus K501LX  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK K501LX
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150416
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateDec 16 '18 at 06:54
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 64%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5200U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 37.1
41% 56.9 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 123
18% 133 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 140 132 133 115 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 341
Write 199
Mixed 184
SusWrite 133
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 22.7
77% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 136
133% 215 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57%
Great: 89%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
107GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 104 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 43
SusWrite 107
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KNWMX1-ETB Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.6% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical K501LX Builds (Compare 174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus K501LX

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